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HALL, Sydney
Attractive late copper engraving of England and Wales.
Dimensions (W x H): 44 x 53.5 / 17½ x 21
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HALL, Sydney
Attractive late copper engraving of Sweden and Norway.
Dimensions (W x H): 43.5 x 54 / 17 x 21½
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John Stow’s, A Survey of London, was first published in 1598, with a second edition following in 1603. Stow’s most famous work, it is an evocative ‘perambulation’ of the streets of the Tudor capital, which forms the main framework of the book. The huge growth of the metropolis, the devastation ...
Dimensions (W x H): 38.5 x 24.5 / 15 x 9½
Dimensions (W x H): 38.5 x 24.5 / 15 x 9½
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HALL, Sydney
Detailed map of early nineteenth-century Brazil. At the time this map was engraved, Brazil included the whole of Uruguay. Title and scale at lower right.
Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 53 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
A detailed map of the British Isles, with an inset of the isles of Shetland and Orkney.
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 51 / 16 x 20
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HALL, Sydney
This interesting map of what is now modern day Canada shows the known parts in the early nineteenth century- the North-West Passage has not yet been discovered and parts of the coastlines of Alaska, Greenland and Baffin Island have yet to be explored. Title and scale at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
Beautiful map of eastern Canada. At the time of its publication, ‘Canada’ referred to the eastern part of modern day Canada, south of Hudson Bay. Title and scale at lower right.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
This fine late copper engraving shows part of South America from Peru to Patagonia. ‘La Plata’ was the name for northern Argentina, and the Atacama Desert was part of Bolivia. Title and scale at lower right
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
A fine, late copper engraving showing nineteenth-century China. In those days, China did not extend so far west. On this map the area to the west of China, is simply called Tibet and left blank. All the provinces and islands are marked in outline colour. Title at lower right.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
Beautiful map of the south East Asian Islands. This late copper engraving was published at around the time that geographical accuracy in terms of map making and exploration had been achieved.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
This fine, late copper engraving shows the whole of the Pacific Ocean on Mercator’s Projection. Many of the islands have the date of their discovery beside them.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
This map, with the Amazon (‘Maranon’) along its top edge, and the Atacama Desert on the lower edge, covers the area approximating to modern day southern Peru, title at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
Attractive late copper engraving of Portugal.
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 50 / 15½ x 19½
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HALL, Sydney
Attractive map of Spain and Portugal, provinces coloured by outline. Includes the Balearic Islands.
Dimensions (W x H): 50.5 x 41 / 20 x 16
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HALL, Sydney
Attractive late copper engraving of Sweden and Norway.
Dimensions (W x H): 40.5 x 51 / 16 x 20
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HALL, Sydney
A fine late copper engraving of Switzerland, with the cantons in outline colour. There is a key to the religions of the cantons at top right, title and scales at top left.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 21 x 17
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HALL, Sydney
This fine, late copper engraving shows the world as it was known in 1830. The coastlines of all the continents are accurately depicted except for Antarctica and the Arctic costs of North America and Greenland. Title at top left.
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 43 / 17 x 21
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BREWER, Henry William
This impressive panorama is taken from above the Houses of Parliament, looking west. It shows Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and The Albert Hall in the distance. Oxford was the birthplace of Henry William Brewer, although he spent most of his life in North Kensington. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 112 x 44.5 / 44 x 17½
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Anon
An attractive eighteenth century engraving of the London Thames with Westminster Abbey and Westminster Hall in the background. The obelisk shaped building in the foreground is the watermill at York Buildings,near Hungerford stairs next to present day Hungerford Bridge. Printed in reverse
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 24.5 / 16 x 9½
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MARCHANT, J
/ RAPKIN, J
A highly decorative map for the period showing the whole of Australia with Tasmania. Includes vignettes showing a view of Sydney, wildlife and natives of Australia, the whole enclosed in an elegant border.
Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 25 / 12½ x 10
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MOULE, Thomas
The map is coloured, the surrounding decorations and inset views are uncoloured. Superbly decorated with title and royal seal at top, knights in armour at either side, water bearing nymphs at lower centre, and four inset views of Virginia Water, Windsor Castle, Abingdon Town Hall, the River at ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 21 / 10½ x 8½
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A H Wray
/ RAPKIN, J
A detailed town plan of Bradford with vignettes showing the infirmary, cemetary, St Peter’s Church, the Roman Catholic Church, St Georges Hall, Terminus of the Bradford & Halifax Railway, and Airedale College. The whole enclosed in an elegant border
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 24.5 / 13 x 9½
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Aspin
/ THOMSON, John
Interesting sheet with four maps, that shows the extent of settlement in Australia in the early nineteenth century. The four maps are, in order of size: ‘Surveys in the Interior of New South Wales.’, ‘Van Diemen’s Land from the latest Authorities and Surveys.’, ‘British Settlements at Port ...
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
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COLE, Benjamin
A lovely plan of this part of London, with key buildings drawn in small scale onto the map. Dedicated by an inscription running along the bottom to Samuel Fludyer Esq.r., whose coat of arms is at centre bottom. Title in decorative cartouche to left and compass rose to right. Lovely vignette views ...
Dimensions (W x H): 47.7 x 36 / 19 x 14
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Japan and Korea, with note on the ‘Corean Archipelago’; in a note in lower right hand corner, quoting from ‘Captain Hall’s Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Korea’; Thomson, draws in a non-existent archipelago of islands to the west of Korea. Apart from this detail, the map ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½
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RAWLINS, J, T
A beautifully bound book by Lawrence Rawstorne on shooting and the art of preserving game. “The first treatise devoted solely to the subject of pheasant rearing, covert shooting, and the management of woodlands for the special purpose of preserving game...”. With 15 plates in exquisite ...
Dimensions (W x H): 20 x 12 / 8 x 4½
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Benevolent societies with the intention to disseminate knowledge were a distinguishing feature of the Victorian age. SDUK was founded in 1827 by John, Earl Russell and Henry Brougham, later Lord Chancellor of England. The Society published books that were deemed to be of high educational worth but ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 39.5 / 13 x 15½
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 39.5 / 13 x 15½
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MARCHANT, J
/ RAPKIN, J
A highly decorative map for the period. Includes vignettes showing a views of Sydney Cove and the The Murray, the whole enclosed in an elegant border.
Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 25 / 12½ x 10
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Attractive plan of New York. Two vignettes depicting the view on Broadway from the Park and the City Hall in the bottom corners.
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 30 / 14½ x 12
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 30 / 14½ x 12
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CAMPBELL, Colen
A fine plan showing the design of the garden and grounds of Thorsby Hall, near Newark, Nottinghamshire.The engraving comes from Colen Campbell’s Vitruvius Britannicus or, "The British Architect. Containing the Geometrical Plans of the most Considerable Gardens and Plantations; also the Plans, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 30 / 19 x 12
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HOGARTH, William
'I now offer to the public a short essay, accompanied with two explanatory prints, in which I shall endeavour to shew what the principles are in nature, by which we are directed to call the forms of some bodies beautiful, others ugly'. This is the opening sentence on William Hogarth's essay on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38 / 19½ x 15
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HOGARTH, William
'I now offer to the public a short essay, accompanied with two explanatory prints, in which I shall endeavour to shew what the principles are in nature, by which we are directed to call the forms of some bodies beautiful, others ugly'. This is the opening sentence on William Hogarth's essay on ...
Dimensions (W x H): 64 x 49 / 25 x 19½
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MOULE, Thomas
The map is coloured, the surrounding decorations and inset views are uncoloured. Arms of Appleby, Kendal and Lord Lonsdale, inset view of Keep of Appleby Castle at lower right, and Brougham Hall at top left
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 21 / 10½ x 8½
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CLARKE, W.B.
Detailed plan of Calcutta, with three inset views along lower edge- At centre Government House, to the left, Writer’s Buildings and to the right, Esplanade Row. Lists of public buildings and churches.Title and scale at upper left.
Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 33 / 15½ x 13
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WALKER, J & C
Detailed map of Central America showing Mexico, Yucatan, Belize, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 31 / 15½ x 12
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DAVIES, Benjamin Rees
/ DAVIES, Benjamin Rees
Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. A handsome map of London showing west to east Kensington Gardens to West India Docks and south to north, the Oval to Kentish Town and Dalston. Hand coloured and in fine condition. Mounted size 79.9cm x 56.3cm.
Dimensions (W x H): 63.7 x 38.7 / 25 x 15
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